name · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈstæfə(ɹ)d/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A placename:
A town in and the county town of Staffordshire, England.
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Meaning 2
A placename:
The Borough of Stafford, a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
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Meaning 3
A placename:
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
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Meaning 4
A placename:
A place in the United States:
A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
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Meaning 5
A placename:
A place in the United States:
A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas, named after Lewis Stafford, a Civil War casualty.
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Meaning 6
A placename:
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
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Meaning 7
A placename:
A place in the United States:
A town in Genesee County, New York.
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Meaning 8
A placename:
A place in the United States:
A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
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Meaning 9
A placename:
A place in the United States:
A city in Fort Bend County and Harris County, Texas.
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Meaning 10
A placename:
A place in the United States:
A census-designated place, the county seat of Stafford County, Virginia; also known as Stafford Courthouse.
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Meaning 11
A placename:
A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Meaning 12
A placename:
An industrial suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Meaning 13
An English habitational surname from the place name.
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Meaning 14
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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Usage: rare
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noun
Meaning 15
A Staffordshire bull terrier.
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History
Etymology
From Old English stæþ (“landing place”) + ford. As a surname, occasionally derived from Irish (see Stocker).